M&A Deal Summary

R&Q Acquires Vibe Syndicate Management

On December 24, 2020, R&Q acquired insurance company Vibe Syndicate Management from Pine Brook Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is R&Q’s 26th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is R&Q’s 1st transaction in Puerto Rico.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-12-24
Target Vibe Syndicate Management
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) R&Q
Sellers(s) Pine Brook Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vibe Syndicate Management

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Vibe Syndicate Management is an insurance company, that offers “reinsurance-to-close” for open syndicate years, which facilitates the release of trapped capital for the original Lloyd’s capital providers and insulates the Lloyd’s Central Fund by injecting incremental capital into Lloyd’s. Vibe Syndicate Management was founded in 2007 and is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

R&Q

Hamilton, Bermuda

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Insurance
Employees330
Revenue 81M GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

R&Q is a service provider and acquirer of solvent insurance companies in run-off. R&Q was founded in 1991 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 27
Sector: Insurance M&A 26 of 27
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 16 of 16
Country: Puerto Rico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-23 Marillac Insurance Co.

Cayman Islands

Marillac Insurance Co. captive insurer that provides workers compensation, professional and general liability coverage to its parent, affiliates, and employees.

Buy $2M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-19 Electric Insurance Ireland DAC

Ireland

Electric Insurance Ireland DAC is a provider of underwriting insurance, such as insuring bank deposits and shares in savings and loan associations. Electric Insurance Ireland DAC was founded in 2005 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pine Brook Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Pine Brook Road Partners is a private equity group focused on growth capital investments in the energy and financial services sectors. Specific areas of interest within the energy sector include exploration, oilfield services, transportation/storage, power generation/distribution/transmission, and biofuel/renewable resources. Specific areas of interest within financial services include insurance, banks, asset management, specialty finance, and servicing/distribution/origination. Pine Brook generally acts as the lead/control investor in newly-formed or established businesses. The Firm has a special interest in 'underappreciated or overlooked' opportunities. Pine Brook Road Partners was formed in 2006 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 27
Sector: Insurance M&A 5 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 13
Country: Puerto Rico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-08 Global Atlantic Financial Group

New York, New York, United States

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a multiline insurance and reinsurance company that serves more than two million policyholders through its retirement and life insurance products. Global Atlantic was formed in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-20 Talcott Resolution

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Talcott Resolution is an insurance company with capabilities including extensive life insurance and annuity product knowledge and rigorous risk and liability management. Talcott's primary blocks of business are variable annuities, fixed annuities, structured settlements, and corporate-owned life insurance. Talcott Resolution is based in Windsor, Connecticut.

Sell $2.3B